Posts From Leila Keza
Mulongwe (DRC) : the UNHCR distributes tents to Burundian refugees
Refugees in Mulongwe camp received tents. It is in the province of South Kivu in the east of the DRC. The beneficiaries thank the UNHCR for the assistance. INFO SOS
Photo of the week : more than 240 soldiers are detained in four prisons for refusing to fight alongside the FARDC against the M23
These soldiers from the FDNB (Burundi National Defense Force) are detained in the prisons of Bururi and Rumonge in the southwest of the country, and in the remand centers of
Burundi : the CNL party blocked by the Ministry of the Interior in its attempt to resolve its internal crisis
The president and legal representative of the CNL party sent a letter to the Burundian Minister of the Interior on February 26. Agathon Rwasa informed the minister that he is
Cibitoke: discovery of two bodies
Two bodies were found this Sunday and Monday in Rugombo and Buganda communes in the province of Cibitoke (northwest of Burundi). One body, a child of 10 year old, was
Ngozi : a body of a killed man found in a provincial hospital morgue
The deceased left his home last Thursday and went to the Ngozi market (northern Burundi) where he was often employed as a day laborer, his relatives say. His body was
Burundi : members of the LGBTQ community fear persecution after President Neva’s remarks
In Burundi, people in same-sex relationships feel they are at great risk. This came after remarks by President Évariste Ndayishimiye who called for “homosexuals to be stoned” last Friday. The
Burundi: Burundian president wants homosexuals to be stoned
According to Évariste Ndayishimiye, powerful countries that impose same-sex marriage as a condition for granting aid can keep their funds. “They are possessed by Satan.”In a public broadcast this Friday,
Rumonge : three young people arrested on suspicion of rape of a servant
Rodrigue Irakoze, aged 18 years, Fiacre Irakoze, same age and Bonfils Cubahiro (15 years old) have been detained since Wednesday, November 22, in the cell of the police station in
North Kivu : the M23 has once again recovered Kishishe
M23 rebels have once again seized Kishishe, a village located in the North Kivu province in eastern DRC. A year ago, the Congolese authorities accused the rebellion of having killed
Bunyoni case : the public prosecutor requested life jail for the former prime minister
The public prosecutor requested a life jail sentence for General Alain Guillaume Bunyoni and 30 years in prison for six other people prosecuted in the same case as him. The